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English teacher or teacher of English

Hi teachers

I'm confused One day my friend told me that she said to her teacher that she would like to be an English teacherSo this teacher answered her :" you will never be an English teacher but a teacher of English"P.S:because my friend are not a native speaker

However When my friend asked an American teacher if she could say this(English teacher); she told her it's ok you may

I'm confused What can we call ourselves exactly in the near futureOf course I'm not a native speaker too

Re: English teacher or teacher of English

Originally Posted by Veron1

Hi teachers

I'm confused One day my friend told me that she said to her teacher that she would like to be an English teacherSo this teacher answered her :" you will never be an English teacher but a teacher of English"P.S:because my friend are not a native speaker

However When my friend asked an American teacher if she could say this(English teacher); she told her it's ok you may

I'm confused What can we call ourselves exactly in the near futureOf course I'm not a native speaker too

Please answer meThanks in advance

I.A

I prefer teacher of English because I`m not a native English speaker, but I have recently discovered that both expressions are correct and interchangeable.